COATBRIDGE: Townhead Parish Church in Glasgow had an eight-fold increase in the number of people attending its annual Christmas Fayre last year, thanks to sponsorship from a local boy made good.
The event was sponsored by Mark Millar, the successful comic book writer who was brought up locally, and his wife Lucy; and led by creative team Karen MacDonald and Debbie Marcuccilli, both art teachers, accompanied by five elves in the shape of senior pupils from Belmont High School in Newton Mearns.
Accompanied by Police Scotland community officers, Santa, his elves and Tinker the horse, ensured that almost every resident in Townhead, Coatbridge, had an opportunity to witness the Festive Sleigh arriving on November 24. As a result, over 270 children came to see Santa at the fayre – up from 34 in 2017.